Even though service took on 20,000 extra staff for Christmas presents and cards might not arrive on time in these areas ...

Parcels and letters will not be delivered on time across a large swathe 'of the countrside 'due to sickness, resourcing, or ...

This afternoon Royal Mail put out a new list of postcodes where deliveries of cards and parcels are 'not guaranteed' ...

Delivery offices around the country have been hit by sickness and other issues meaning letters and parcels might not arrive ...